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LewisM
04-07-2014, 12:14 PM
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TELESCOPE-Meade-12-f-10-Schmidt-Cassegrain-UHTC-STAND-Sky-Watcher-EQ6-Mount-/221483893667?pt=AU_Cameras_Telescop es_Binoculars&hash=item33917803a3&_uhb=1

Only dismaying thing is not a single image or comment about the optics or mechanicals.

Still, might be worth the risk for someone to take a look-see over it.

Astro_Bot
04-07-2014, 01:58 PM
The photo only shows only one counterweight - if it was used like that, the EQ6 would be in as bad a condition internally as it is externally (zoom in on the photos - it's pretty crappy).

I'd suggest giving it a miss.

brian nordstrom
04-07-2014, 08:18 PM
:mad2::mad2: There is talk of this scope and an Astro Physics 130mm APO on ebay on other astro sites like Star Gazers Lounge , lt's a scam Lewis .
Brian.

LewisM
05-07-2014, 07:39 AM
Maybe Brian,but considering he says pick up only, I fail o see how, UNLESS he demands payment PRIOR to pickup, which is an alarm ringer.

I am not interested anyway. Agree with Astrobot too - the mount looks fairly shagged, obviously living outside.